My teacher on Meditation

Connor Lidell wrote: Oh, it's you! I didn't realize that Maynoth was htonyam. I should have, though.

Anyway, dude, he's not talking about your type of meditation. He is extremely specific on what he means by meditation. Meditation is concentration. That's it.

What you're speaking of, from the realm of one of the ONLY schools that still does this (10 people, yes?), is deeper than "pure" meditation. This is energy work.

He's not talking about energy work, yeah?

I am not ignoring you, nor do I feel comfortable discussing my own school or path.

You know how to contact us if you need our help...

There are email addresses atvthe bottom....

Glad you are doing well...

I wish you a long, enriching journey....

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Okkk then.

Move along, nothing to see here.

Adder wrote: The video is not a lecture on the content of his path, its a discussion about one way to consider what meditation is and how to orient oneself to beginning practise. Not to mention I thought he was using the concept of mind to represent whatever faculties might constitute being/awareness and in this regard his talk was interesting and showed great outreach to different people. I'm not sure how you could argue with what he said in the context he was saying it..... but if split up line into line and criticized them in isolation for the purposes of making a re-entrance and pushing your own path, with your name spelled backwards, perhaps consider an intro post and creating a journal instead!!???

I haven't mentioned anything about my own school, nor have I said any path is better than another.

I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with Conner's school of meditation, and I think his teacher is excellent at conveying ideas.

I only disagreed mainly with the position that all forms of meditation do the same thing, or lead to the same results.

I have no idea why pointing out the obvious should generate such an over reaction from you guys, but whatever.

See you guys later.

A very simple explanation of a very overcomplicated matter.

Thanks for sharing.......

No problem, Afira. Check out "Turning your mind into an Ally", by the man in the video. It's a whole book going even more in depth on the subject.

Connor Lidell wrote: The head of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage I study under, the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, has a video on Meditation that I find most illuminating.

Take a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ljV33lFzI

Try the App Insight timer. I use it to time my meditation. Work does not always permit long meditations. With this app you can go 5, 10 , 15 or 60 minutes. You are timed with Tibetan bowls.

I believe this app is for you Connor Lidell.

Yours in the shire,

Jayden

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Why do you think that?

Hi Connor,

I like this app because you can preset your meditation time. Like the video says, you can meditate for 5,10 or 30 minutes. It doesn't matter, what matters is that meditation is familiar.


So when you take a break in the day, you can preset a 5 minute meditation using the sound of Tibetan bowls.

I thought you would enjoy it.

Jayden

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http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nwalex.meditation

This is the app I use... It is a android app.. Sorry Apple-ites... lol...

It is adjustable from one minute on up...

I don't know what they use for the chime to start and stop, but I really like this...

Props to (Adder?) whoever showed it to me...